title: Laser treatment of bladder hemangioma.
abstract: Bladder hemangiomas may occur singly or in association with systemic arteriovenous malformations. A total of 13 patients with bladder hemangiomas underwent treatment at this university. All patients had recurrent bleeding and neodymium:YAG laser energy was delivered endoscopically to the hemangioma. No treatment-related bleeding occurred in any patient, and all had a significant decrease in the frequency and intensity of bleeding episodes. Followup cystoscopic examinations have shown either complete eradication of the hemangioma or a marked decrease in size. Neodymium:YAG laser irradiation provides results superior to alternative therapy and is the preferred treatment for most patients with bladder hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Utah Center for the Health Sciences, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*